November 6-9, 2013 - Palm Springs, California USA

The First AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HCOMP-2013) will be held November 6-9, 2013 in Palm Springs, California, USA.

HCOMP is aimed at promoting the scientific exchange of advances in human computation and crowdsourcing among researchers, engineers, and practitioners across a spectrum of disciplines. The conference was created by researchers from diverse fields to serve as a key focal point and scholarly venue for the review and presentation of the highest quality work on principles, studies, and applications of human computation. The meeting seeks and embraces work on human computation and crowdsourcing in multiple fields, including human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, economics, information retrieval, economics, databases, systems, optimization, and multiple subdisciplines of artificial intelligence, such as vision, speech, robotics, machine learning, and planning.

Submissions are invited on efforts and developments on principles, experiments, and implementations of systems that rely on programmatic access to human intellect to perform some aspect of computation, or where human perception, knowledge, reasoning, or physical activity and coordination contributes to the operation of larger computational systems, applications, and services. The conference will include presentations of new research, works-in-progress and demo sessions, and invited talks. A day of workshops and tutorials will follow the main conference. Submissions to the main conference will be due on May 10, 2013. Authors will be notified about the acceptance and rejection of paper submissions on July 16, 2013. Accepted papers will be due in camera-ready form on September 4, 2013. A complete set of deadlines and notification dates for workshops, tutorials, works-in-progress and demonstrations can be found on the right.

HCOMP 2013 builds on a series of four successful earlier workshops (2009,2010,2011,2012). All full papers accepted at this first conference will be published as AAAI archival proceedings in the AAAI digital library. While we encourage visionary and forward-looking papers, please only submit your best novel work; the paper track will not accept work recently published or soon to be published in another conference or journal. However, to encourage exchange of ideas, such work can be submitted to the non-archival work-in-progress and demo track. For submissions of this kind, the authors should include the venue of previous or concurrent publication.

Several HCOMP workshops will take place on Saturday, November 9. HCOMP will also include a two-day CrowdCamp to turn crowdsourcing ideas into concrete prototypes, organized by Lydia Chilton (UW). CrowdCamp will bracket the HCOMP meeting with Day 1 on Wednesday, November 6 and Day 2 on Saturday, November 9.

Hotel Information

AAAI has reserved a block of rooms at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel at reduced conference rates. Space is limited. (Information about discounted student accommodations at the Renaissance is available by writing to hcomp13students@aaai.org. Proof of full-time student status required.)

Worldwide Reservations: 1-888-682-1238
Reservations by telephone: 1-760-322-6000
Refer to group name "AAAI" or "HCOMP" when making phone reservations.
Hotel Website and Online Reservations: Book your group rate: HCOMP-13 Attendees

Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be based on availability at the Hotel's prevailing rates. Reservations should be made directly with the Renaissance Palm Springs through one of the methods listed above. Rate is per room, per night, excluding applicable state and local taxes. Rates include complimentary wireless Internet access in guest sleeping rooms.

Rooms must be guaranteed by a major credit card. Cancellations made within 24 hours of arrival will forfeit one night's room and tax.

Parking

Onsite self parking is available at $10 per day. Valet Parking is available for $20 per day.

Airports / Transportation

Palm Springs can be accessed via the Palm Springs International Airport (PSP, 1.5 miles), Ontario International Airport (ONT, 70 miles), or Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, 124 Miles). The Renaissance Hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to the Palm Springs airport, and taxis from/to PSP are approximately $7.00 each way. If flying into Ontario or LAX, a rental car is recommended. There is limited shuttle service from Ontario and LAX to Palm Springs via Super Shuttle or other shuttles serving the Palm Springs area. Prices range from $75-125 one-way. For more information on van service, please refer to the airport websites' ground transportation options.

Disclaimer

In offering the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs International Airport, Ontario International Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport, and all other service providers (hereinafter referred to as "Supplier(s)" for the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing, AAAI acts only in the capacity of agent for the Suppliers that are the providers of the service. Because AAAI has no control over the personnel, equipment or operations or providers of accommodations or other services included as part of the HCOMP-13 program, AAAI assumes no responsibility for and will not be liable for any personal delay, inconveniences or other damage suffered by conference participants which may arise by reason of (1) any wrongful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of any Supplier or its employees, (2) any defect in or failure of any vehicle, equipment or instrumentality owned, operated or otherwise used by any Supplier, or (3) any wrongful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of any other party not under the control, direct or otherwise, of AAAI.

Registration

PREREGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED. The HCOMP-13 technical conference registration fee includes admission to all technical paper and poster sessions, invited talks, the opening reception, and an electronic copy of the HCOMP-13 Conference Proceedings. Technical registrants also receive a discount on attendance at the workshop and tutorial program on Saturday, November 9.

Registration Fees

Technical Program Only (November 6-8)

Early
(by Sept 20)

Late
(by Oct 11)

Onsite
(after Oct 11)

Member

$400

$500

$600

Student Member

$225

$325

$425

Nonmember

$565

$665

$765

Student Nonmember

$320

$420

$520

Platinum Rates
(Includes one-year new or renewal membership in AAAI)

Early
(by Sept 20)

Late
(by Oct 11)

Onsite
(after Oct 11)

Regular

$545

$645

$745

Student

$300

$400

$500

Workshop/Tutorial Registration

The HCOMP-13 Workshop/Tutorial fee includes admittance to the workshop/tutorial program on Saturday, November 9, and any accompanying electronic materials. Technical registrants are eligible for a discounted rate. See the tutorial and workshop descriptions above.

Workshop/Tutorial Day with Technical Registration

Regular

$85

Student

$60

Workshop/Tutorial Day Only RegistrationThe Workshop/Tutorial Only fee does NOT include admittance to any HCOMP-13 technical session or reception. Registration is valid only for the day of the workshops/tutorials.

Regular

$135

Student

$85

CrowdCamp RegistrationThe HCOMP-13 CrowdCamp fee includes admittance to the CrowdCamp program on Wednesday, November 6 and Saturday, November 9.

Regular

$195

Student

$120

Opening Reception

Admittance to the HCOMP-13 Opening Reception (November 6) is included in the HCOMP-13 technical conference registration. Guests are welcome for the following fee:
Opening Reception Guest: $70

2013 HCOMP Proceedings

A hard copy of the HCOMP-13 proceedings may be purchased at the pre-publication price of $30.00 during the preregistration period. (Shipping is additional and will be calculated at the time of shipment after the conference.)

Payment Information

Payment of registration fees is required at the time of registration. Checks or international money orders must be in US dollars and should be made out to AAAI. American Express, MasterCard, and VISA are also accepted. Registration applications must be submitted online by the registration deadlines to qualify for reduced rates. If you qualify for student rates, please submit your proof of student status to AAAI by email attachment to hcomp13@aaai.org or by fax to +1-650-321-4457.

Refund Requests

The deadline for refund requests is October 18, 2013. No refunds will be granted after this date. All refund requests must be made in writing to hcomp13@aaai.org. A $100.00 processing fee will be assessed for all refunds.

Visa Information

If you require a letter of invitation, please send the following information to hcomp13@aaai.org:

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